AIM will be discontinued in mid-December

AIM will be discontinued in mid-December
By Mark Wycislik-Wilson
2017-10-07

After two decades of online chat, AIM is set to shuffle off this mortal coil. First emerging in 1997, AOL Instant Messenger earned itself a loyal following of people who were just starting to discover the internet and what it could be used for. Now Oath -- AOL's new owner -- has announced that it is to close down the service on December 15, 2017.